NEWSMANAWATUSWEEP PALMYStaff ReportersManawatu Scottish SocietyMANAWATU Scottish Societyclaimed almost perfect scoresat the 41st Annual JennyMair Highland Square Day atPalmerston North.Three of New Zealand’s five gradeone pipe bands attended theDecember event, marked as thebiggest contest outside of theNational Championships.Incidentally, outside of theNationals earlier in March, thiswas the second largest pipeband event to be held throughoutthe world this year due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.Hamtilon Caledonian won ahotly contested grade two event,tying overall with Wellington RedHackle for points. City of Taurangawon the grade three event whilePapakura won the grade fourevent. The Lewis Turrell MemorialPB won the Juvenile event.Director-General of Health, DrAshley Bloomfield, attended theevent to watch his son competewith Scots College PB who finishedfifth in grade four.Grade OneMSR1st Manawatu Scottish (2,2,1,1)2nd Auckland and District (1,1,2,3)3rd New Zealand Police (3,3,3,2)Judges: Ian Ferguson, LanceTurnbull (piping), Chris Stevens(ensemble), Scott Mitchell(drumming)Medley1st Manawatu Scottish (1,2,1,1)2nd New Zealand Police (3,1,3,2)3rd Auckland and District (2,3,2,3)Judges: Liam Kernaghan, IainBlakely (piping), Graeme Bryce(ensemble), Adam Alexander(drumming)Grade TwoMSR1st Hamilton Caledonian (1,1,1,2)2nd Wellington Red Hackle (2,2,2,1)Judges: Ian Ferguson, LanceTurnbull (piping), Chris Stevens(ensemble), Scott Mitchell(drumming)Medley1st Wellington Red Hackle (1,2,1,1)2nd Hamilton Caledonian (2,1,2,2)Judges: Liam Kernaghan, IainBlakely (piping), Graeme Bryce(ensemble), Adam Alexander(drumming)Grade ThreeMSR1st Hamilton Caledonian (1,1,1,2)2nd Wellington Red Hackle (2,2,2,1)Judges: Ian Ferguson, LanceTurnbull (piping), Chris Stevens(ensemble), Scott Mitchell(drumming)Medley1st Wellington Red Hackle (1,2,1,1)2nd Hamilton Caledonian (2,1,2,2)Judges: Liam Kernaghan, IainBlakely (piping), Graeme Bryce(ensemble), Adam Alexander(drumming)6 PBNEWS Online Magazine
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